http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2008/09/11/ice-crisis-why-we-must-lower-atmospheric-co2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ice-crisis-why-we-must-lower-atmospheric-co2 Climate science and climate change information - West Coast Climate Equity is dedicated to providing facts about the causes of climate change and the evidence for global warming. We report the latest climate science news, information, research and studies to educate about the true impact of dangerous climate change on our world. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:25:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/2008/09/11/ice-crisis-why-we-must-lower-atmospheric-co2/comment-page-1/#comment-330 List References and Excerpts to Accompany Briefing Paper on Global Warming | West Coast Climate Equity Sun, 07 Dec 2008 22:33:39 +0000 http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=3#comment-330 [...] The Polar Ice Cap is crucial for the preservation of Greenland’s glaciers. Its dissolution will speed the melting of these glaciers to such a degree that we will see in this century millions of people displaced by sea level rise. According to climateologist James Hansen, if we allow the Earth’s land-based glaciers and ice sheets to melt, it will take many thousands of years for them to refreeze. However, to refreeze the floating polar ice would take only a fraction of that time. Whereas we have seen the stability of the polar ice decay in less than 60 years, it could refreeze again in less than a century or two, but only if we cause the CO2 level in our atmosphere to return to a level where this could take place. This level should be at 350 ppm or lower, preferable below 325 ppm.  This would not only stabilize our climate, which has been remarkably benign for the last 10,000 years, it would also protect the vast ice sheets and glaciers on our planet and prevent the huge sea level rise that will occur if they melt. Dorothy Cutting, West Coast Climate Equity, Arctic Ice Crisis: Why We Must Lower Atmospheric CO2, 11 September 2008, http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=3 [...] [...] The Polar Ice Cap is crucial for the preservation of Greenland’s glaciers. Its dissolution will speed the melting of these glaciers to such a degree that we will see in this century millions of people displaced by sea level rise. According to climateologist James Hansen, if we allow the Earth’s land-based glaciers and ice sheets to melt, it will take many thousands of years for them to refreeze. However, to refreeze the floating polar ice would take only a fraction of that time. Whereas we have seen the stability of the polar ice decay in less than 60 years, it could refreeze again in less than a century or two, but only if we cause the CO2 level in our atmosphere to return to a level where this could take place. This level should be at 350 ppm or lower, preferable below 325 ppm.  This would not only stabilize our climate, which has been remarkably benign for the last 10,000 years, it would also protect the vast ice sheets and glaciers on our planet and prevent the huge sea level rise that will occur if they melt. Dorothy Cutting, West Coast Climate Equity, Arctic Ice Crisis: Why We Must Lower Atmospheric CO2, 11 September 2008, http://westcoastclimateequity.org/?p=3 [...]

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